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• TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers

  Date: 19 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers

  The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist...

• Leicester Earth Observation expert unravels SpaceX spiral phenomenon for BBC’s The Sky at Night

  Date: 17 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/earth-observation-expert-spacex-spiral-phenomenon

  Professor Paul Monks gives his expert insight for the long-running BBC astronomy TV programme.

• University volunteers plant thousands of bulbs at Botanic Garden

  Date: 30 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/botanic-garden-crocus-plant-nick-bailey

  Green fingered volunteers are helping to plant 80,000 crocus bulbs in Leicester’s Botanic Garden this week

• National award for Josh’s out of this world bakes with National Space Centre

  Date: 29 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/national-award-josh-bakes-space-centre

  Instagram series Mission Bake, a collaboration between Dr Josh Smalley and the National Space Centre, has won first place at the Sir Arthur Clarke...

• Leicester chemist conjures up spooktacular science of baking masterclass at New Scientist Live

  Date: 23 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/leicester-chemist-science-baking-masterclass-new-scientist-live

  University of Leicester culinary chemist Dr Josh Smalley wowed the crowds with his Halloween-themed baking spells – and some vomiting pumpkins –...

• The science of scary scrumptiousness: Leicester chemist to present at New Scientist Live

  Date: 15 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/leicester-chemist-new-scientist-live

  Chemistry researcher and Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley joins the line-up at science festival with a Hallowe’en-themed live...

• Leicester Professor honoured with global award for life-saving disaster risk work 

  Date: 9 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/nibedita-ray-bennett-disaster-deaths-award

  The University of Leicester's Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett has been awarded a prestigious Norio Okada Implementation Science Award for her work...

• Faraday Institution Honours Leicester Team for Battery Recycling Innovation

  Date: 16 Sep 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/faraday-institution-honours-battery-recycling-innovation

  University of Leicester chemists recognised with a Highly Commended Faraday Institution Community Award for Innovation for patent-pending...

• GBBO finalist Josh to judge public’s attempts to turn science into cake

  Date: 5 Sep 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gbbo-finalist-josh-judge-public-science-cake

  Dr Josh Smalley will judge a national baking contest run by the Medical Research Foundation

• Bake Off and Gardeners’ World stars top the bill at Leicester festival

  Date: 1 Aug 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/bake-off-gardeners-world-stars-leicester-festival

  Stars from Gardeners’ World and The Great British Bake Off top the bill of a family friendly festival taking place in Leicester.